IEEE Structure and
Governance – plus
Technical Activities
Celia Desmond
IEEE Secretary
IEEE Structure
IEEE Members
– IEEE Assembly
 IEEE Board of Directors
–IEEE Major Boards
–Standing Committees
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Major Boards
IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB)
IEEE Member and Geographic Activities
Board (MGAB)
IEEE Publication Services and Products
Board (PSPB)
IEEE-Standards Association (IEEE-SA)
IEEE Technical Activities Board (TAB)
IEEE United States of America (IEEEUSA)
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Standing Committees
Audit Committee
Awards Board
Employee Benefits and
Compensation
Committee
Ethics and Member
Conduct Committee
Fellow Committee
Finance Committee
Governance
Committee
History Committee
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Insurance Committee
Investment Committee
New Initiatives
Committee
Nominations and
Appointments
Committee
Public visibility
Committee
Strategic Planning
Committee
Tellers Committee
IEEE Governance Committee
Review governing documents, identify conflicts
and assist with drafting appropriate language
Make recommendations to the Board affecting
IEEE governing documents with respect to
need, appropriateness and effectiveness
Conduct the Board’s annual Self-assessment
Monitor and assess the IEEE’s organizational
structure for effectiveness and efficiency in
carrying out IEEE’s mission
Oversee orientation of new Board members
Provide input on content for Director Education
Review Board member position descriptions
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Importance of Volunteers
Make recommendations for volunteer
positions via the Nominations and
Appointments process
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http://www.ieee.org/about/corporate/nominations
/nominations_guidelines.html
Learn about other ways to volunteer by
visiting the Volunteer Resources web page
 http://www.ieee.org/about/volunteers/index.html
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Technical and Member & Geographic
Entities
What comprises Technical Activities?
Group includes
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Societies
Councils
Technical Committees
Technical Activities Board (TAB)
TAB Committees
Professional Partners
 TA Departments
 Society Exec Offices and Admin Offices
 Meetings and Conferences Departments *
*shared expense with MGA
Mission Based
TA Purpose : To
foster the
development and
facilitate the
exchange of
scientific and
technological
knowledge that
benefits members, the
profession and
humanity
IEEE Policy Section 2 –
Technical Activities:
…Technical Activities Board,
embrace the work of the
IEEE Societies as well as
IEEE-wide technical
programs. …
IEEE's core purpose
is to foster
technological
innovation and
excellence for the
benefit of humanity.
Selected TA Aspirations
(earlier SP session)
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Be the forum for
conversation, multiple
points of view are
welcome as is debate
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Be there first
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Be the place for thought
leaders (where others
want to participate)
IEEE Bylaws: Societies: A Society
provides a forum and
community for the exchange
of technical information…
Societies and Councils
A Technical Society is a group of IEEE
members who work in the society’s
technical areas. Societies have
individual members who voluntarily pay
to belong to that society.
A Technical Council is a grouping of
societies that all have work in a
conjoined technical field. Councils do
not have individual members.
Societies and Technical Councils (1)
IEEE Aerospace and Electronic
Systems
IEEE Antennas and Propagation
IEEE Biometrics Council
IEEE Broadcast Technology
IEEE Circuits and Systems
IEEE Communications
IEEE Components, Packaging, &
Manufacturing Technology
IEEE Computational Intelligence
IEEE Computer
IEEE Consumer Electronics
IEEE Control Systems
IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical
Insulation
IEEE Education
IEEE Electromagnetic
Compatibility
IEEE Electron Devices
IEEE Council on Electronic
Design Automation
IEEE Engineering in Medicine
and Biology
IEEE Geoscience and Remote
Sensing
IEEE Industrial Electronics
IEEE Industry Applications
IEEE Information Theory
IEEE Instrumentation and
Measurement
IEEE Intelligent Transportation
Systems
Societies and Technical Councils (2)
IEEE Magnetics
IEEE Microwave Theory and
Techniques
IEEE Nanotechnology Council
IEEE Nuclear and Plasma
Sciences
IEEE Oceanic Engineering
IEEE Photonics
IEEE Power Electronics
IEEE Power & Energy
IEEE Product Safety
Engineering
IEEE Professional
Communication
IEEE Reliability
IEEE Robotics and Automation
IEEE Sensors Council
IEEE Signal Processing
IEEE Social Implications of
Technology
IEEE Solid-State Circuits
IEEE Council on
Superconductivitiy
IEEE Systems Council
IEEE Systems, Man, and
Cybernetics
IEEE Technology Management
Council
IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics,
and Frequency Control
IEEE Vehicular Technology
Society Activities
Publications
Conferences
Distinguished Lectures
Standards
Awards
Chapter Activities
Other
Technical Publications
110 Transactions, Journals and archival
publications
36 Society/Council Magazines
22 Society/Council Newsletters
As of 31 December 2010
Value of Chapters
Source of new members to the IEEE and
the Society
Provide a local volunteer base for
conferences
Technical meetings and programs are a
source of income to the Section
Provide guidance to local student branches